Anotogaster is a genus of dragonflies
in family Cordulegastridae. The genus contains the following species:
Anotogaster antehumeralis (Lohmann, 1993)
Anotogaster basalis (Selys, 1854)
Anotogaster chaoi (Zhou, 1998)
Anotogaster cornutifrons (Lohmann, 1993)
Anotogaster flaveola (Lohmann, 1993)
Anotogaster gregoryi (Fraser, 1924)
Anotogaster klossi (Fraser, 1919)
Anotogaster kuchenbeiseri (Forster, 1899)
Anotogaster myosa (Needham, 1930)
Anotogaster nipalensis (Selys, 1854)
Anotogaster sieboldii (Selys, 1854) - Jumbo Dragonfly, Siebold's Dragonfly
Anotogaster xanthoptera (Lohmann, 1993)
Anotogaster sieboldii (Selys, 1854)
is a large dragonfly found in Eastern Asian, including China Guandong and
Guangxi, Japan, Russian Federation, Southern Far East Russia, Taiwan. It
is the largest species of dragonfly in Japan and in China Taiwan.
It can grow between 95 and 100 mm
in length. Eggs hatch within a month of being laid. The larvae live for
three to five years, moulting as many as ten times and growing as large
as five centimeters in length. Once this size, the larvae will feed on
tadpoles and small fish. The adult dragonfly can mate and lay eggs within
one to two months of metamorphosis. After mating, females head toward small
creeks or ponds, not fast-moving rivers or lakes, to lay eggs. They will
sometimes fly perpendicularly to the water, laying their eggs in mud or
sand under the surface.
Two subspecies is accessed:
Anotogaster
sieboldii kuchenbeiseri (Forster, 1899)
Anotogaster
sieboldii sieboldii (Selys, 1854)
In China Taiwan, it is classfied
as protection species.
References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anotogaster_sieboldii
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